This episode is beefy. It has A LOT of corrections/clarifications from Episodes 2, 3, and 4. Don’t worry, Ruka and Libby eventually get around to discussing gray vs. white matter. Learn about the little sweaters knit by your Grandma Glia. Key Words axon hillock, axon terminal, axon, dendrite, glia, gray matter, initial segment, neuron, oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, soma, ultracrepidarian, white matter Old West Word of the Day Exfluncticate Connect with us! FB @HeadshakeShow T @HeadshakeShow ‘...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 5
Theater is where Libby and Ruka met. It is also where the lizard brain causes stage fright. Learn about recent research into a strategy using an electromagnetic current as a possible tool to reduce performance anxiety. Key Words dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), limbic system, lizard brain, monitoring processes, neomammalian brain, operating processes, paleomammalian brain, performance anxiety, stage fright, transcranial magnetic stimulation Old West...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 4
This episode goes to eleven on spinal taps and cerebrospinal fluid. Travel back in time to 2019, when Ruka and Libby recorded an episode for the first time. It was so long ago, the show didn’t have a title or an Old West word of the day. Happy Halloween! Key Words arachnoid mater, capillaries, cerebrospinal fluid, choroid plexus, dura mater, epidural, foramen of Monro, hydrocephalus, lumbar puncture, meninges, meningitis, pia mater, spinal cord, spinal tap, ventricle, vertebra Connect with us! F...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 3
The hosts find themselves defending each other’s humps in the old west town of Gap Junction. Libby suffers chemical burns from the leftover cookie dough chemistry Ruka serves up. Ruka also makes corrections/clarifications on Episode 1. Libby tells a joke. Key Words acetylcholine, acetylcholinesterase, adenosine, Alzheimer disease, amino acids, ATP, biogenic amines, carbon monoxide, central nervous system, cholinergic, dopamine, dynorphin, enzymes, epinephrine, excitatory, GABA, gap junction, glu...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 2
Welcome to Headshake! We’re thrilled (and surprised) you’re here! Today, Ruka tries to teach co-host Libby about neurochemical signaling (cookie dough chemistry). They also explore each other’s knowledge holes. Key Words autocrine, chemistry, endocrine, epinephrine, neuromodulator, neurotransmitter, norepinephrine, paracrine, post-synaptic, pre-synaptic, synapse, vesicles Old West Word of the Day Backdoor trots Connect with us! FB @HeadshakeShow T @HeadshakeShow ‘Sta @HeadshakeNinja Site headsha...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 1
Howdy, pardner! Headshake is a science podcast that is a little different. Listen to this trailer to acclimate. Connect with us! FB @HeadshakeShow T @HeadshakeShow ‘Sta @HeadshakeNinja Site headshake.show OR headshake.ninja Music Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Modified from orig...
Feb 09, 2020•6 min
